2006-08-24 03:52:25 · 22 answers · asked by george b 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Cleaning & Laundry
1. scrub off the rust with a steel wool pad.
2. Line the inside with a bunch of Crisco.
3. Bake at 350 for an hour or so
4. Let it cool off, dispose of grease.
5. Repeat 2-4 one more time.
6. cook away!
Just remember that you really should use soap on a cast iron skillet or pot (takes out some of the 'seasoning' you just spent so much time putting into it). Just really hot water and elbow grease.
Should last through the end of your family name...
2006-08-24 04:00:36 · answer #1 · answered by jthompson010 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
First wash the pot with regular soap and water. Dry it well in the sun or on the stove. Then wipe the entire pot with some kind of cooking oil. Let it sit overnight, then wipe off any excess oil. Leaving some oil on the inside of a cast iron pot or pan(when it's not being used) will keep it from rusting.
2006-08-24 13:22:45 · answer #2 · answered by Sue 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's the beauty of cast iron. No matter how bad it may look, it can almost always be rescued.
Scrub with hot water, steel wool pad and get the rust off.
NEVER use soap!!
Then heat the oven to 350 degrees adn coat inside and out with oil. I use a paper towel and rub the oil in really good.
Then let it sit in the oven for an hour or so.
If needed you can reapply the oil and bake again. Their should not be oil sitting but it should look shiny.
2006-08-24 08:13:37 · answer #3 · answered by chickadee_ajm 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Remove the rust: If you have an angle grinder with brush attachement, that would be quickest. If not, heaviest gauge steel wool works good.
Season/Cure the iron: Rub with high temp oil like peanut or corn oil and cook with it. Don't clean the oil off. In fact, cook bacon in it every day for a couple of months without cleaning it. The bacon is yummy too.
2006-08-24 04:17:06 · answer #4 · answered by Jason 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the rust is flakey and could chip or flake off get this loose stuff off. the folk above have all given you sound propose. And dont be afraide to apply it. human beings used castiron for cooking for years and Ive by no skill heard of everybody getting Iron poising from cooking in forged iron. (The flavor might want to no longer agree the first few situations even with the undeniable fact that the more desirable you employ it the more desirable helpful the flavor turns into). in the journey that your now unlikely to apply it to prepare dinner with, coating with a mild oil first then with cooking oil will slow the rust way down.
2016-11-27 02:26:24 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Scrub it with a fine steel wool pad to get most of the rust off, then simmer the pot with tomato sauce in it for 30 to 60 minutes. The acid in the tomato sauce really works to clean it. Season it. After that, all you need to do is rinse it after each use and dry it on the stove so it doesn't rust again. You've got a great pot that will be handed down to your grandbabies!
2006-08-24 08:41:10 · answer #6 · answered by Car Hop 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can use a grinder with a wire wheel to get the rust off.
THEN, you can coat it with peanut oil (inside AND out) and throw it in the fire to season it. It's best to do this outside as it will create a lot of smoke. Just bury it in the coals. It IS possible, however, to do it in the oven.
You shouldn't clean them with soap and water or you will remove the seasoning and it will rust again. The best thing to do is pour some salt in it and just wipe it around with a paper towel. The salt is an abrasive as well as a sterilizer.
If you find your food is sticking AFTER you have seasoned it, it porbably needs to be reseasoned. Sometimes they have to be seasoned several times to get them just right.
I have a WHOLE set, and I absolutely LOVE them!
2006-08-24 05:20:21 · answer #7 · answered by Renee D 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wash it with any ordinary dish washing liquid & then rub cooking oil in it. The oil will absorb into the pot & will be safe for cooking in it. When not in use always rub oil into the pot & store away to prevent the rust from building up again. Also after rubbing with oil, stuff the pot up with old paper moistended in oil to avoid the pot in drying up but make sure that you use cooking oil only. This has always helped us.
2006-08-24 19:31:52 · answer #8 · answered by Ali R 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
take a scrubbing pad to it and scrubb out well.after this is done you need to condition it by rubbing cooking oil all over it and place it on a cookie sheet place in over at 350 for about an hour.do this a few times to make sure it has a good coating on it.once this is done DONT wash with soap and water.if you need to dry on top of the stove on low heat,clean with warm water and a paper towl.the more grease on it the better.after a few uses it will turn black just like the old ones do and this is good.hope it helps
2006-08-24 07:16:47 · answer #9 · answered by tiffany_bare2000 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know that new cast iron has to be "cured" before it can be used by puting it on the stove and letting grease melt into it for a time.
I'd guess that you'd use steel wool to clean it then cure it.
2006-08-24 03:55:56 · answer #10 · answered by John K 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋